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Health care benefits after you retire

When you retire directly from active employment to a pension, you may be eligible for retiree extended health care coverage.

When you retire, your health care coverage as a WorkSafeBC employee will end. However, as a retired employee of WorkSafeBC, you are still covered for some health care costs, which provides health care benefits to employees who retire directly from active employment to a pension.

If you meet the eligibility requirements at retirement, WorkSafeBC pays the full coverage cost of your Pacific Blue Cross extended health care.

You can also apply for optional dental coverage; however, you are responsible for paying the monthly premiums.

You can apply for these health care benefits when you apply for your pension.

Retiree health benefits are contingent; that is, they are not guaranteed and coverage may be changed.

Eligibility requirements

You are eligible for extended health care coverage immediately after you retire if you:

Were covered by WorkSafeBC’s group benefit plans as an active plan member before you began receiving your WorkSafeBC pension